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Authors: Michael La Ronn
Festival of Shadows (43 page)
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Theo drew a Tissue Card. Nothing happened.
Braindon fired a laser at him, knocking him back.
They switched squares again.
Theo (3 HP)
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Theo drew a card with a shadow cloud on it. He froze in place as dark energy swirled around him and squeezed him.
“Ahh, a Shadow Card. Excellent draw,” Braindon said. “I bet you’ll think twice about drawing another Dark card. I think I’ll draw, if you don’t mind.”
Braindon drew a card with a clock on it. He moved at twice his normal speed, and he fired a laser twice at Theo, knocking him back.
“Quick Cards are my favorite card,” he said.
They switched squares.
Theo (1 HP) remaining
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Theo drew a card with a flask of green potion on it. Green light flowed around him and restored him.
“Darn Potion Card,” Braindon said. “I would have loved to obliterate you with this!”
He drew a card with a ball of light on it. “A Summon Card!” he cried.
The sky darkened, and the clouds parted, and a huge mother ship appeared. A hole opened in the bottom of the ship, and a searing column of selerium energy zapped the entire board, covering it in waves of fire. The waves engulfed Theo and he screamed as they burned him.
Then, as quickly as it had come, the mother ship disappeared, the clouds closed, and the fire subsided, leaving Theo on the ground, gasping.
The board game powered down, and Theo fell to his knees—the potion he had drawn before hadn’t restored enough energy to keep him in the game.
“You lose,” Braindon said.
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Theo slashed Braindon. A bar on his power panel disappeared, leaving four remaining.
Braindon fired a laser at Theo, knocking him back.
The board game powered down, and Theo fell to his knees.
“You lose,” Braindon said.
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Theo slashed Braindon. A bar on his power panel disappeared, leaving four bars.
Braindon drew a card with a clock on it. He moved at twice his normal speed, and he fired a laser twice at Theo, knocking him back.
“Quick Cards are my favorite card,” he said.
They switched spaces.
Theo (1 HP)
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Theo drew a Shadow Card. He froze in place as dark energy swirled around him and squeezed him.
The board game powered down, and Theo fell to his knees.
“You lose,” Braindon said.
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Theo slashed Braindon, reducing his power panel to three bars.
Braindon fired a laser at Theo, knocking him back.
The board game powered down, and Theo fell to his knees.
“You lose,” Braindon said.
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Theo slashed Braindon, causing damage. A bar on his power panel disappeared, leaving four remaining.
Braindon fired a laser at Theo, knocking him back.
They switched squares.
Theo (3 HP)
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Theo drew a card with a shadow cloud on it. He froze in place as dark energy swirled around him and squeezed him.
“Ahh, a Shadow Card. Excellent draw,” Braindon said. “I bet you’ll think twice about drawing another Dark card. I think I’ll draw, if you don’t mind.”
Braindon drew a card with a clock on it. He moved at twice his normal speed, and he fired a laser twice at Theo, knocking him back.
The board game powered down, and Theo fell to his knees.
“You lose,” Braindon said.
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Theo slashed Braindon. A bar on his power panel disappeared, leaving 3 squares remaining.
“You’re going to wish you had drawn,” Braindon said. He fired a laser at Theo, knocking him back. “I think I’ll prolong your suffering one turn longer.”
They switched squares.
Theo (2 HP)
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Theo drew a card with a clock on it. He moved at twice his normal speed, and he slashed Braindon twice. Two bars disappeared from his power panel, leaving one remaining.
“A Quick Card, eh? Very well,” the alien said. “It’s time to commence your demise.”
He fired a laser at Theo, knocking him back.
“You can try,” Braindon said. “But no matter what you do, I won’t be defeated. This is my game, you know.”
Maybe he’s right. This next decision will determine everything.
Theo doubted himself as they switched squares.
Theo (1 HP)
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“I’m not going to let you fool me,” Theo said. He drew a card with a shadow cloud on it. He froze in place as dark energy swirled around him and squeezed him.
The board game powered down, and Theo fell to his knees.
Braindon laughed. “The Shadow Card was your demise. You lose.”
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Theo slashed Braindon, and the saucer powered down and the alien groaned as he crashed to the ground.
“You were bluffing,” Theo said. “Now let me out of here.”
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Theo slashed Braindon. A bar on his power panel disappeared, leaving two bars.
Braindon fired a laser at Theo, knocking him back.
They switched squares.
Theo (1 HP)
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Theo drew a card with a shadow cloud on it. He froze in place as dark energy swirled around him and squeezed him.
The board game powered down, and Theo fell to his knees.
Braindon laughed. “The Shadow Card was your demise. You lose.”
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Theo slashed Braindon, and the saucer powered down and the alien groaned as he crashed to the ground.
“Now let me out of here,” Theo said.
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Theo slashed Braindon. A bar disappeared on his power panel, and there were only four bars left.
Braindon drew a card with a box of tissues on it. Nothing happened. “I hate Tissue Cards.”
Theo chuckled, and they switched squares.
Theo (5 HP)
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Theo drew a card with a clock on it. He moved at twice his normal speed, and he slashed Braindon twice. Two more bars disappeared on his power panel—2 remained.
“I prefer not to draw yet,” Braindon said. He shot a laser at Theo, knocking him back.
They switched squares.
Theo (4 HP)
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Theo drew a card with a shadow cloud on it. He froze in place as dark energy swirled around him and squeezed him.
“I love Shadow Cards,” Braindon said. “Praise Stratus.”
Braindon drew a Shield Card. A force field rose around him and protected him.
They switched squares.
Theo (4 HP)
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Theo drew a Shield Card. A force field rose around him and protected him from the next attack.
Braindon snarled and took his eye off the dark deck and fired a laser at Theo instead, but the force field absorbed the laser.
They switched squares.
Theo (4 HP)
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Theo drew a Summon Card. The Whatsamadoozle glowed so brightly that it filled the area with light. In an instant, Theo saw the faces of all the toys in the Stratusphere who had ever died, and they smiled at him before turning into more white energy that flowed across the area in white tendrils.
“That light—” Braindon said, shielding his eyes.
Theo pointed the Whatsamadoozle at Braindon, and the light surged into the saucer. There was an explosion that knocked Braindon out of the air. Then the light disappeared.
Theo slashed Braindon, and the saucer powered down. The alien groaned as the board game powered down, too.
“Now let me out of here,” Theo said.
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Theo slashed Braindon. A bar on his power panel disappeared, leaving one remaining.
Braindon drew a Tissue Card.
“Nice,” Theo said.
They switched squares.
Theo (4 HP)
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Theo drew a Potion Card. White light flowed around him and restored him.
“You weren’t supposed to draw!” Braindon said.
Braindon drew a Summon Card.
“Another one?” Theo said, incredulous.
The sky darkened, and the clouds parted, and a huge mother ship appeared. A hole opened in the bottom of the ship, and a searing column of selerium energy zapped the entire board, covering it in waves of fire. The waves engulfed Theo and he screamed as they burned him.
Then, as quickly as it had come, the mother ship disappeared, the clouds closed, and the fire subsided, leaving Theo on the ground, gasping.
Braindon hovered to a Light Square, but Theo crawled to a Dark Square.
Theo (2 HP)
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Theo drew a Tissue Card. Nothing happened.
“Perfect,” Braindon said, firing a laser at Theo.
They switched spaces.
Theo (1 HP)
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Theo drew a Shield Card. A force field rose around him.
Braindon fired a laser, but the force field absorbed it.
“I’m done playing,” Theo said. He slashed Braindon, and the saucer powered down. The alien groaned as he crashed to the ground.